Today's list might not be filled with new faces, necessarily, but most of them have only seen one or two console generations in their short lives. There is one old soul, however, who continues to keep the old school flame burning. His name is Mega Man, and he's not going quietly into the night.

Mega Man has starred in more sequels and spinoffs than possibly any gaming hero ever. These sequels have stumbled more and more as developers attempt to slap a shiny new coat of paint on an old design. Mega Man 9 was the first game in years to realize that there's no need to fix a game design that wasn't broken in the first place.

Mega Man 9 brought the Blue Bomber back to his most basic roots. Gone were the fancy upgrades and modernized graphics. In its place was one of the most controller-bustingly difficult games in the series to date. Old school fans ate it up, and an entirely new generation finally realized what made Mega Man great in the first place.